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Conclusion: Universities and the CCIs

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This concluding chapter draws together the lines of analysis raised in previous chapters, and provides some historical context for the contemporary state of creative careers, and especially the position of women within the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs). It points to some of the arguments about the function and significance of work in the current era, within the context of the fourth Industrial Revolution, and particularly given the global pandemic and its profound impact on the CCIs. Finally, it suggests some fruitful areas for future research into this topic, especially in relation to qualitative research on the motivations and lived experiences of creative graduates.

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    Jen Webb

  2. School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Scott Brook

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  1. School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Scott Brook

  2. Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King’s College London, London, UK

    Roberta Comunian

  3. Queensland Centre for Population Research School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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  4. Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy

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Webb, J., Brook, S. (2022). Conclusion: Universities and the CCIs. In: Brook, S., Comunian, R., Corcoran, J., Faggian, A., Jewell, S., Webb, J. (eds) Gender and the Creative Labour Market. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05067-1_6

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